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I0219300 (ĭn-vŏlv′)tr.v. in·volved, in·volv·ing, in·volves 1. a. To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail: was told that the job would involve travel.b. To relate to or affect: The matter is serious because it involves your reputation.c. To cause to burn; spread to: The blaze involved the house next door.2. a. To engage as a participant; embroil: The bystanders got involved in a dispute with the police.b. To show to be a participant; connect or implicate: evidence that involved the governor in the scandal.c. To engage (oneself) in a love affair: was involved with a colleague at work.3. To occupy or engage the interest of: a story that completely involved me for the rest of the evening.4. To wrap; envelop: a castle that was involved in mist.5. Archaic To wind or coil about.

[Middle English involven, from Latin involvere, to enwrap : in-, in; see in-² + volvere, to roll, turn; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

in·volve′ment n.in·volv′er n.

involve

(ɪnˈvɒlv) vb (tr) 1. to include or contain as a necessary part: the task involves hard work. 2. to have an effect on; spread to: the investigation involved many innocent people. 3. (often passive; usually foll by in or with) to concern or associate significantly: many people were involved in the crime. 4. (often passive) to make complicated; tangle: the situation was further involved by her disappearance. 5. rare often poetic to wrap or surround6. (Mathematics) maths obsolete to raise to a specified power[C14: from Latin involvere to roll in, surround, from in-² + volvere to roll] inˈvolvement n inˈvolver n

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v.t. -volved, -volv•ing. 1. to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours. 2. to engage or employ. 3. to include within itself or its scope. 4. to bring into an intricate or complicated form or condition. 5. to cause to be troublesomely associated, as in something embarrassing or unfavorable: Don't involve me in your quarrel! 6. to combine inextricably (usu. fol. by with). 7. to implicate, as in guilt or crime, or in any matter or affair. 8. to engage the interests or emotions or commitment of. 9. to envelop or enfold, as if with a wrapping. 10. a. Archaic. to roll, surround, or shroud, as in a wrapping. b. to roll up on itself; coil. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin involvere to roll up, wrap up, envelop =in- in-² + volvere to roll] in•volve′ment, n.

involve

- First meant "enfold, surround, wrap."See also related terms for surrounded.

involve

Past participle: involved
Gerund: involving

Imperative
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Present
I involve
you involve
he/she/it involves
we involve
you involve
they involve

Preterite
I involved
you involved
he/she/it involved
we involved
you involved
they involved

Present Continuous
I am involving
you are involving
he/she/it is involving
we are involving
you are involving
they are involving

Present Perfect
I have involved
you have involved
he/she/it has involved
we have involved
you have involved
they have involved

Past Continuous
I was involving
you were involving
he/she/it was involving
we were involving
you were involving
they were involving

Past Perfect
I had involved
you had involved
he/she/it had involved
we had involved
you had involved
they had involved

Future
I will involve
you will involve
he/she/it will involve
we will involve
you will involve
they will involve

Future Perfect
I will have involved
you will have involved
he/she/it will have involved
we will have involved
you will have involved
they will have involved

Future Continuous
I will be involving
you will be involving
he/she/it will be involving
we will be involving
you will be involving
they will be involving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been involving
you have been involving
he/she/it has been involving
we have been involving
you have been involving
they have been involving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been involving
you will have been involving
he/she/it will have been involving
we will have been involving
you will have been involving
they will have been involving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been involving
you had been involving
he/she/it had been involving
we had been involving
you had been involving
they had been involving

Conditional
I would involve
you would involve
he/she/it would involve
we would involve
you would involve
they would involve

Past Conditional
I would have involved
you would have involved
he/she/it would have involved
we would have involved
you would have involved
they would have involved

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	involve - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"affect, regardconcern, have to do with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"implicate - bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"
	2.	involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"drag in, embroil, sweep up, tangle, drag, sweep - force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"entangle, mire - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
	3.	involve - have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many changes"implyfeature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"carry - be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
	4.	involve - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, ask, takeexact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"cry for, cry out for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer"compel - necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"
	5.	involve - contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers"
	6.	involve - occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"engage, engross, occupy, absorb - consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
	7.	involve - make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"rarify, refine, complicate, elaborate - make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"

involve

verb1. entail, mean, demand, require, call for, occasion, result in, imply, give rise to, encompass, necessitate Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed.2. include, contain, take in, embrace, cover, incorporate, draw in, comprise of, number among The cover-up involved people at the very highest level.3. implicate, tangle, mix up, embroil, link, entangle, incriminate, mire, stitch up (slang), enmesh, inculpate (formal) I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand.4. concern, draw in, associate, connect, bear on He started involving me in the more confidential aspects of the job.

involve

verb1. To have as a part:comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, subsume, take in.2. To have as an accompaniment, a condition, or a consequence:carry, entail.3. To have as a need or prerequisite:ask, call for, demand, entail, necessitate, require, take.4. To draw in so that extrication is difficult:catch up, embrangle, embroil, implicate, mix up, suck.5. To get and hold the attention of:engage, occupy.6. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing:complicate, embarrass, entangle, perplex, ravel, snarl, tangle.

Translations

使卷入涉及牵连需要

involve

(inˈvolv) verb1. to require; to bring as a result. His job involves a lot of travelling.需要2. (often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in. He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice – I don't want to be/get involved. 使卷入，牵连 inˈvolved adjective complicated. My time-table for Friday is becoming very involved.复杂的inˈvolvement noun卷入

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involve in (something)

1. To become embroiled in some event, situation, or predicament. I bet Fred's involved in this accounting issue somehow. I make it a point never to get involved in other people's personal affairs.2. To cause someone to become embroiled in some event, situation, or predicament. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "involve" and "in." Please stop trying to involve me in this argument—I want no part of it!See also: involve

involve with (someone or something)

1. To establish an association, typically work related, with something or some organization. A noun or pronoun can be used between "involve" and "with." Johnny's getting involved with a nonprofit health clinic during his summer vacation. I've gotten involved with campaigns for a number of political candidates over the years.2. To become embroiled in the actions, plans, or developments of another person. A noun or pronoun can be used between "involve" and "with." Your stupid schemes are going to cost me everything I have; I should never have gotten involved with you!3. To link someone to the (often nefarious) actions, plans, or developments of another person. A noun or pronoun can be used between "involve" and "with." Hey, I wasn't there when the heist went down, so don't involve me with it!See also: involve

involve someone in something

to draw someone into a matter or problem. Please don't involve me in this mess. I da not wish to involve myself in Alice's business. I didn't want to involve you in the problem we are having with the police.See also: involve

involve someone with someone or something

1. to cause someone to associate with someone or something. Don't try to involve me with John. I can't stand him. We will try to involve all the teachers with the new association. I will not involve myself with such goings-on. 2. to connect someone or someone's name to activity (often wrongdoing) associated with someone or something. Don't try to involve Amy with the crime. She is innocent. We involved the committee with the intense lobbying effort, and everyone began to see the extent of its influence.See also: involve

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verb entail

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verb include

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verb concern

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verb to have as a part

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verb to have as an accompaniment, a condition, or a consequence

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verb to have as a need or prerequisite

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verb to draw in so that extrication is difficult

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verb to get and hold the attention of

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verb to make complex, intricate, or perplexing

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verb connect closely and often incriminatingly

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verb engage as a participant

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verb have as a necessary feature

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verb require as useful, just, or proper

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verb contain as a part

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verb occupy or engage the interest of

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